>> you kn, i t a 's the economy. i think that these are the men, these are largely middle class men. we are not talking about -- i mean, the republicans are always going to win the white wealthy me e swing voters here are the middle class men and tho are the ones that have been hurt the hardest and not ideological. they're the guys that were the reagan democrats. they just a want and this economy has really, really hurt them. i think that they were looking at romney as maybe mebody, you thow, that cldringhem hink recent events and mistakes on romney's part hurt him with them, specifically the 47% comment he made in florida a few of the guys in iowa said they were leaning towards romney and shook them up, that he was a y woo whye was never going to have middle class interests. >> louis romano, thank you. >> you're welcome. thank you. >>> violence eruptedoday as tens of thoands of greeks took to the streets of athens to protest up coming austeri urth cnbc's julia chatterly is in athens with more. >> reporter: thanks, t